Police Have Fired Tear Gas And Water Cannons To Disperse A Protest March Of Medical Students Parents

Police have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse a group of parents belongs to the Medical Faculty Students Parents Association who attempted to march forcibly towards the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo against  Malabe Private Medical Collage(SAITM) this evening(24).

As the protest march proceeds, Police have closed the Lotus Roundabout to prevent protesters from marching towards Presidential Secretariat .

As the Protesting Parents of Medical Students demanding an official of the Presidential Secretariat should visit them and Police officers not agreed to their demand,Protesters attempted to clear the road blocks and march along the Lotus Road towards the Secretariat.

As a result Police have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters .

A photo Journalist who was covering the event  had been injured and admitted to the accident service of Colombo National Hospital  due to the firing of tear gas and water cannon it has been reported.